The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-09-10
Political Notes.

Mr.. D. R. Revely, of Rockbridge county,
Va, state treasurer under the Malone regime,
has published q letter renouncing his fellow.
ship with the Republican party, and giving
his adhesion to the Democratic party in the
future.
The Hon. Simon Cameron, on landing from
the steamer Servia, at New York, Monday,
was asked what he thought of Cleveland S
administration, to which the old campaigner
replied: sit is all right, and Cleveland is
safe man. His veto of the pension bills
blocked pernicious move"
The Knoxville, (Tenn.,) Daily Journal, Il
Republican newspaper, has created a sensa.
ton by charging Congressman elect Roderick
Random Butler With accepting 2 bride. But
Ter is of the same political faith as the Jour
nal, which charges that he is to receive 81 900
from the Liquor. Dealers Association for ex-
erting his influence against the prohibition
amendment, and that he is to have $4,000
if be defeats the amendment in the first
district.
The tariff plank of the platform adopted by
the Democrats of Iowa, in the largest doRyep-
ton ever held by them in the history of the
State, is so strong and emphatic that taken in
connection with the yielding of Mr.. Randall
to the reform sentiment in the Pennsylvania
Democratic convention the other day, and the
decided language of the Ohio Democratic
tariff plank, it may be said to presage agree
ment in the party upon fiscal policy, which
Congress may be expected to carry into effect
at its next session. The Ohio convention, it
will be recalled, pronounced fatty against
Mr.. Randal's scheme for the abolition of the
internal tax on whisky and beer, and called
for ia iudicious reduction of the present bur-
densome tariff" The Pennsylvania conven-
ton called for "a wise and prudent reduction
of internal taxation and of duties on imports
not for ''the entire abolition of internal tax.
esq nor for 'srevision" without reduction of
the Tariff duties, as it formerly did, when
fully under Mr.. Randalrs control. The Iowa
convention is even more explicit. "We call, /"
say the Iowa Democrats, ''for the immediate
revision of our tariff laws to revenue basis,
to the end that every industry and every seq
ton may enjoy perfect equality under the law,
and we favor the retention of the internal
revenge tax on Intoxicating liquors and tobac-
co, and protest against its proposed reduction
for the purpose OF continuing the present high
tariff on the necessaries of life"
The Kniekerbocker (Colored) Republican
Relief Association, Baltimore, recently au-
thorized the president, DR.. Gilbert F. Chinn,
to draw up an address TO the colored Repub-
lcans of the nineteenth ward and third lsgis,
lative district. The address has been prepar-
ed accordingly, and is as follows: CAS- we
do know and sincerely acknowledge and thank
the Republican party for the favor and assis-
tagce which they rendered our parents in days
past and gone, and which we have long since
repaid, therefore we claim that We are in no
way indebted to the white Republicans for
past favors. And as they seem to think that
we are compelled to support and vote each
o,,I fbar ohOca IN ne
whether it be benefit or an injury to us,
without consulting us, as if we were not
part and parcel Of the Republican party, we
deem it our duty TO organize and rule our
selves politically, and not to be used as tools
By the bosses or our so-called supervisors.
As this is a progressive age, and as the time
moves on, it is our desire to have our chill
dren progress with the times, and we must
admit it is impossible to be up with the times
without an academical as well as u mechani-
cal education; and we have not, as yet, the
proper facilities for these two great wants
Besides these, there are several other occu
pations which should be divided between the
colored vote which belongs to the political
kingdom, such as street-cleaning, public
lamp lighting, markethouse cleaning, gar
bage-cart driring, &C., and, above all, eolored
teachers in our public schools. We have
therefore concluded to nominate spd try to
elect proper men of our own race for the city
council and Legislature, that they may give
cur wants and cares their proper attention,
which has not been done for us heretofore.
With the strong vote 20 possess we are entitled
to more privileges politically than we have as
yet received. We only ask OF you 70 vote |
with us, and the time will not be long before |
our children will be enjoying more and better
privileges than we in this age can ever expect /
to enjoy"